Background
He was born in Peoria, Illinois to Samuel Holmes White and Jennie McLaren.
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Alfred White
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He led the university"s chemical engineering department to great heights of prestige, for over 40 years, beginning with its founding in 1898. His earliest academic job was at the University of Illinois, from 1893 to 1896, after which he joined the University of Michigan the next year, and rose to become a full professor by 1911. He was later made an emeritus professor
His published works include The Disintegration of Cement Floors and Sidewalks and Studies in the Manufacture of Coal Gas, both in 1909.
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August 25, 1953 (aged 80)